Lord of the Shadows (2007)
“A couple of days later, I was almost back to full physical fitness, except for my headaches and growing pains.
I was doing push-ups on the floor of my bedroom, working off some of my excess energy, when I heard Debbie squeal downstairs. I stopped instantly and shared a worried look with Harkat, who was standing guard by the door. I hurried to his side and removed one of the earplugs I was wearing to block out the worst of the street noises.
“Should we go down?” Harkat asked, opening the door a crack. We could hear Debbie babbling excitedly, and as we listened, Alice joined her and also began to talk very quickly.
“I don’t think anything’s wrong,” I said, frowning. “They seem happy, as if an old friend has . . .” I stopped and slapped my forehead. Harkat laughed, then both of us said at exactly the same time, “Vancha!”
Throwing the door wide open, we barged down the stairs and found Debbie and Alice chatting with a burly red-skinned, green-haired man, dressed in purple animal hides and... no shoes, with belts of sharp throwing stars — shurikens — looped around his torso.MoreLess
I was doing push-ups on the floor of my bedroom, working off some of my excess energy, when I heard Debbie squeal downstairs. I stopped instantly and shared a worried look with Harkat, who was standing guard by the door. I hurried to his side and removed one of the earplugs I was wearing to block out the worst of the street noises.
“Should we go down?” Harkat asked, opening the door a crack. We could hear Debbie babbling excitedly, and as we listened, Alice joined her and also began to talk very quickly.
“I don’t think anything’s wrong,” I said, frowning. “They seem happy, as if an old friend has . . .” I stopped and slapped my forehead. Harkat laughed, then both of us said at exactly the same time, “Vancha!”
Throwing the door wide open, we barged down the stairs and found Debbie and Alice chatting with a burly red-skinned, green-haired man, dressed in purple animal hides and... no shoes, with belts of sharp throwing stars — shurikens — looped around his torso.MoreLess
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